Welcome. I hope you find insight here!
As a licensed psychotherapist & clinical supervisor, I value a practical understanding of holistic medicine. Coming from a "seasoned" lens with almost two decades of clinical experience, my approach relies heavily on evidence-based technique, research and natural instinct.
With gratitude, I invite you to explore details of my treatment approach & scope of practice below.
If you prefer client commentary, please skip to my reviews! They are 100% voluntary, as direct feedback is essential to my approach.
With a board certification in clinical supervision, I prioritize the lifelong pursuit of research & continued education. I believe wholeheartedly that transparency & accountability are essential for long term growth. Healing is a collaborative process.
My passion for counseling psychology, intertwined with formalized education have been necessary to develop the awareness necessary to provide services as a skilled therapist. Clinical intuition & self-discovery naturally result in what I believe to be my divine purpose as a healer.
In addition to what I've detailed above; a fundamental devotion to motherhood, commitment to faith and my own belief in the power of recovery have all combined to enhance an already intense passion for human connection & healing.
Through my own journey of practicing individual guidance & treatment team leadership, I have been thrilled to expand from psychotherapist to my long time dream as clinical director. After many years in the helping role, I hope with my knowledge base & experience I'm able to reach a larger group who helps assist local courts to better our community.
Another element of my story is my own recovery. This is an asset to my role as a psychotherapist and especially as a clinical director.
I am grateful & overjoyed to soon celebrate eleven years of sobriety this coming November, 2025. I believe my sobriety personally enhances my ability to practice the very fundamentals of recovery. Special milestones of my own sobriety has helped guide individual clients. My experience in recovery has been vital through the guidance I provide to clinical staff & clients as they locate their own unique chosen path to healing.
Theoretical approach:
I consider my traits & beliefs of my approach as unique as my techniques and overall theory, which tend to change along with the culture throughout my career. At heart, most of my approach is person-centered & Trauma-informed, although I pull techniques from many frameworks, like Cognitive Behavioral, family systems & solution-focused.
Most clients naturally gravitate to my intentional transparency.
Helping clients focus on their own self-discovery is a rewarding journey of partnership that involves a gentle balance of grace, respect and humility.
My individual experience as a practitioner is always separate and secondary to client needs & goals.
Almost two decades ago, I discovered my dream to formalize the leadership of therapists during licensure. Gaining this clinical certification intensified my love and enhanced my strong commitment to the counseling field-I consider this role of clinical mentorship a true honor.
My partnership with Betterhelp has allowed me to use a flexible approach as an independent practitioner for the past four years. I contract with organizations that respect this independence, allowing variety and a relaxed scheduling structure. My choice to maintain small caseloads allows me an ability to commit to individual needs & prioritize the healing of each client I have manually pre-selected.
This is a process I prefer to customize to ensure long-term growth & therapeutic trust.
Most notable feedback from former clients:
I am attentive, nurturing, flexible, knowledgeable and direct in my communication. I find that my own authenticity is fundamental to my essence as a human. I believe transparency underlies all healthy attachment.
With specialized understanding in trauma recovery, I believe that we all have the ability to heal. Only you hold the power to transform your life. This directly requires accountability, openness and honesty.
Responsibility for your healing is fundamental to this process. My role in this partnership is dependent on the value of client effort! I provide support, validation and accountability - just as I enforce, practice & model appropriate boundaries. Other fundamental techniques like confrontation, psychoeducation lay the groundwork best for healing.
My faith adds a necessary layer of unique impartiality to my role. This detail is important to acknowledge as my spiritual beliefs overlap with a unique awareness that I believe transcends the collective, mind, body and soul.
Using a structure of standard practice with appropriate evidence-based techniques, only licensed psychotherapists possess the exclusive legal responsibility and ethical liability to provide safe, legitimate medical care.
Verifiable benefit is shown through statistical evidence with insured, licensed practitioners. I am verified by Psychology Today & a member of the National Counseling Association among others.
My ultimate priority as licensed psychotherapist is to provide the emotional safety that ensures healing for my clients.
I believe that NO obstacle is superior against the profound strength of human connection & willpower! An OPEN heart is always the ONLY requirement for growth.
Recently I was ecstatic to accept my true dream position as clinical director, a role I have worked to make a reality for more than 15 years.
This role takes much of my time from independent contracts like Betterhelp, a transition that took months for me to consider. This choice came with careful consideration as the reality for more space from my clients would be a reality. I will continue to hold great love and gratitude for Betterhelp. As I take more time away while I grow into my newest title, I have limited availability and have decided to separate as my current clients each finish their therapeutic processes.
Please feel free to join my wait list today!
Thank you for the time you've chosen to spend with my words. I hope you've found insight in my story.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
OK LPC LPC05248
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Amy Phelps. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
I've been seeing Amy for well over a year now I think & she is fantastic! She mentioned once how, no matter how often we get sidetracked, she makes sure that it always helps me. I appreciate that because I tend to get distracted easily and enjoy those side conversations. I thought that just spoke so much to how much she cares about her clients that she's more focused on how we spend our time productively than I am :) Highly recommend her!
Written on Mar 18, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and adhd
Amy is a wonderful thoughtful therapist. She is flexible with scheduling and always there when needed for emergencies. She is open minded with great advice and techniques.
Written on Dec 08, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, grief, self esteem, and career difficulties
I have made more progress with Amy than I have in years. She understands my goals, needs and provides me the tools I need to keep moving forward in my journey. She provides a safe, trusting environment. I have never felt so confident with a therapist before her.
Written on Oct 05, 2022 after therapy with Amy for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue